ArticlesRegional Strategies Investing in the Future Confronting near-term budget challenges, state and local governments are under tremendous pressure to focus on…AEJune 29, 2012
ArticlesRegional Strategies Urban Sustainability and Community Development: Creating Healthy Sustainable Urban Communities Increased urbanization has also led to many challenges for urban residents. In the United States,…AEJune 29, 2012
ArticlesMiscellaneous The New Way Forward: Using Collaborations and Partnerships for Greater Efficiency and Impact There is a steady call for policies and programs to help small business lead the…AEJune 29, 2012
ArticlesMiscellaneous The Effects of the Real Estate Bust on Rental Perceptions of Homeownership This study analyzes the impact of the housing downturn on renters’ intent to purchase a…AEJune 29, 2012
ArticlesMiscellaneous Enhancing New Markets Tax Credit Pipeline In a new Community Development Working Paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco,…AEJune 29, 2012
ArticlesMiscellaneous What Causes Recoveries? As economies recover from recessions the transition often can be slow and unpredictable. Yet economists…AEJune 29, 2012
ArticlesWorkforce and Education The New Normal? Economists ponder whether the “natural” rate of unemployment has risen Economists often speak of a natural rate of unemployment that the economy tends to gravitate…AEJune 29, 2012
ArticlesRegional Strategies Nobody’s Home – Weighing the prospects for neighborhoods hit hard by foreclosure A historically large number of homes are vacant across the Fifth District, some from recent…AEJune 29, 2012
ArticlesWorkforce and Education Organizing in Decline – Tracing the (diminishing) role of unions in today’s labor market. An increasingly competitive world explains much of labor unions’ long-term decline, though public-sector unions remain…AEJune 29, 2012
ArticlesMiscellaneous State Clean Energy Policies Analysis (SCEPA): State Tax Incentives State tax incentives are a broad and flexible policy tool that can be structured to…AEJune 29, 2012